The history of the Rhino

By: Ty Shank

Prehistoric Rhino

Current Rhino

The history of a rhino: The Rhinoceros is a of five singular species of odd-toed mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of the species native to Africa and Southern Asia. The name of the prehistoric version is Coelodonta(a.k.a.) the wooly rhinoceros. The first appearence of Coelodonta was 350,000 years ago and went extinct about 10,000 years ago.